I found a booklet on belonging and saw some quotes which i found interesting.
Discuss what each of the following quotations say about Belonging.
What ideas does it raise? What are its implications?
Essentially as humans, we can never "not belong", but we can choose to not conform to what society views as 'acceptable', and retain our sense of self.
Anyway, what does everybody else think about these quotes?
Discuss what each of the following quotations say about Belonging.
What ideas does it raise? What are its implications?
- We are driven by five genetic needs: survival, love and belonging, power, freedom and fun.
-William Glasser - Positive feelings come from being honest about yourself and accepting your personality, and physical characteristics, warts and all and, from belonging to a family that accepts you without question.
-Willard Scott - When you belong, it is based on the worst in you - racism, nationalism, hatred of strangers, exclusivism. You feel belonging to "your country" based on a contrast with "other countries," you feel belonging to "your race" in contrast to all others, you feel belonging to "your religion" in contrast to all others, etc.
-Francois Tremblay - Many of us are also nourished by friends, whom we love as family. We belong not only to them but also to other loved ones, to out neighbourhood, our town, our state, our country, and our world. How can we possibly juggle our responsibilities to all to whom we belong?
-Peggy O'Mara
Essentially as humans, we can never "not belong", but we can choose to not conform to what society views as 'acceptable', and retain our sense of self.
Anyway, what does everybody else think about these quotes?
